CGIAR@COP28
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In addition to the Food & Agriculture Pavilion, CGIAR is leading and participating in a wide range of events throughout the conference, from official side-events, to high-level panel discussions and collaborative workshops.
Each session is an opportunity to engage with thought leaders, share knowledge, and foster partnerships that drive real change. See the full list of CGIAR events below.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
This list will be continually updated. All times are in Gulf Standard Time (GST).
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Events will be added as they are confirmed. Please check back soon.
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| 13:00 – 14:00 | UK Pavillion |
COP28 UK Pavilion event: How can scientific assessment drive climate action? An interactive discussion
This event will discuss how to shape the next AR7 IPCC cycle.
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| 08:30 – 09:30 | Kenya Pavillion |
The NDC Delivery Lab: An Innovative Approach Towards Unlocking Finance For Climate Action In The Most Gender And Climate Vulnerable Hotspots of Kenya
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| Full day | Food Systems Pavillion, Blue Zone |
Nutrition and Health Day
Women play a crucial role in the food supply chains; more than half are engaged in post-harvest food supply chains, and many more are invisible. Therefore, it is imperative that climate-resilient food systems solutions be gender- and nutrition-sensitive, leaving no one behind.
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| 16:00 – 17:00 |
Presser: 10 New Insights on Climate Science
In this press conference the Executive Director of UNFCCC, Mr. Simon Steill, will be present, and the 10 New Insights on Climate Science (10NICS) will be launched. Johan Rockstorm will also be present.
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| 18:30 – 20:00 | SE Room 7 |
Tackling Gender Inequality for Effective Climate Action in Agrifood Systems
CGIAR and partners spotlight gender-responsive climate innovations, approaches for dissemination, and metrics for measuring change related to empowerment & climate goals. This event launches a new AIM for Climate Sprint on gender and climate action with government and private sector partners.
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| 10:30 – 11:30 | IICA Pavillion |
Unleashing the power of crop diversity for climate resilience in LAC
The wealth of species and genetic diversity of crops and their wild relatives can help us adapt to, as well as mitigate, the impacts of climate change on food systems, especially on vulnerable rural communities. The event will showcase concrete examples from different countries in LAC.
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| 11:30 – 12:30 | Nature Positive Pavillion, Blue Zone |
Navigating Climate Resilience: Community leadership and nature at sea
This panel aims to discuss equitable and just pathways and highlight some of these locally driven solutions to support social and ecological resilience to environmental threats from climate change.
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| 11:30 – 13:00 | SE Room 2 |
At the Crossroads between Productivity and Mitigation: financing the Transitions of Agriculture
The agricultural sector continuously balances the goals of food security and climate mitigation. While these objectives may seem contradictory, several solutions, financial mechanisms, measurements and partnerships propose transformative paths forward, that this event will discuss.
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| 11:30 – 13:00 | SE Room 8 |
Enhancing Farmers Contribution to NAP/NDCs: The Climakers Agenda for Food Security & Climate Action
Farmers know how to work and live with nature and are keen to mitigate and adapt to climate change in agriculture through regenerative approaches. While top-down solutions have failed at farm-level, a farmer-driven, science-based and result-oriented agenda can lead to more sustainable food systems.
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| 16:45 – 18:15 | SE Room 8 |
Beyond Resilience: Thriving Dryland Communities through Integrated Land, Water, and Food Systems
As climate change intensifies, the clock on conventional dryland food production ticking. Scientists, policymakers, and civil society share evidence-based approaches from global to local level with transformative potential for a food- and nutrition-secure future and resilient rural livelihoods.
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Events will be added as they are confirmed. Please check back soon.
Events will be added as they are confirmed. Please check back soon.
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| 11:30 – 13:00 |
SE Room 3
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Developing markets to scale up renewable energy for climate-resilient agriculture
Taking an ecosystem and entrepreneurial approach to enabling productive use of renewable energy technologies that support regenerative agriculture and agri-food value chains can fast track the just energy transition, improve livelihoods and build resilient food systems in the global south.
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| 15:30 – 16:30 |
ROOM: Al Jeer (Lab 2)
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Implementation Lab – Innovation for land use and food system: Finance and Innovation for Climate-friendly food systems
This session will explore essential incentives for achieving Sharm el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda outcomes, stressing the urgency for policy actions and finance mobilisation. Key policy initiatives should encompass scaling green technologies, shaping consumer demand for sustainably produced products and healthy diets, and transitioning away from policies that promote unhealthy agricultural and land use practices.
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| 09:00 – 10:00 |
Resilience Pavillion
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Creating a new livestock narrative for Africa – the role of resilience in livestock systems
This session will introduce a new narrative for sustainable, resilient livestock development in Africa. We will also look at factors that support and obstruct resilience. e.g., governance, land tenure, and attitudes towards livestock keepers. The session will provide recommendations for greater investment in resilience of sustainable livestock systems in Africa.
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| 11:00 – 12:00 | UGIH Pavillion |
BEANS IS HOW – Accelerating Beans in Africa: A Part of Climate Survival
Good Food For All – Beans is How is an ambitious campaign mobilised by the SDG2 Advocacy Hub that aims to double the global production and consumption of beans (as well as peas, pulses and legumes) by 2028.
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| 11:30 – 13:00 | SE Room 2 |
The Role of Youth in Smallholder Agriculture – Accelerating Climate Adaptation
A multistakeholder dialogue addressing the biggest challenges and solutions in adapting to climate change of youth smallholder farmers in the Global South. Global leaders and young agripreneurs exchange on their perspectives for innovative & just solutions, empowering their local communities.
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| 14:00 – 15:00 | Senegal Pavillion |
Bridging the “missing node”: linking research-based innovation and action for African climate-smart agriculture.
Strengthen the technical, institutional, financial, and human capacities needed to improve the scaling-up of climate information service and climate-smart innovations in Africa’s agricultural sector face to climate change.
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| 15:00 – 16:00 | SE Room 5 |
Policy into Action: Innovative Adaptation for Climate Resilient Development
Water is at the center of effective climate action. Partners will come together to share successful approaches and tools for increasing climate resilience through coordinated, water-centric adaptation action and accessing climate finance for the implementation of these actions.
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| 15:00 – 16:30 | SE Room 6 |
Climate-smart solutions for informed climate-resilient policies and investments in Zambia
This session will highlight how the CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR)’s tools, such as the Zambia Drought Management System, AWARE platform, iFEED, and the Climate Security Observatory help policymakers in Zambia to make informed decisions to build climate resilience locally.
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| 16:45 – 18:15 | SE Room 4 |
Just Food Futures; Exploring Social Equality in Low-Emission Food System Development in LMICs
Low emissions development in LMICs is controversial. Speakers will discuss gender norms shaping food systems; Agroecology frameworks for just low-emission food system development; Inclusive businesses and value chains; co-creation with indigenous communities; and Pathways to equitable Food systems.
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| 16:45 – 18:15 | SE Room 6 |
Attributing extreme weather to climate change: communicating with the public to accelerate action
Attribution science reveals the influence of climate change on extreme weather events and projects future risks and vulnerabilities to human health and well-being. Quantifying and communicating this influence can support COP28 negotiations to accelerate local adaptation and preparedness.
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| 09:00 – 09:45 | Africa Pavillion |
Africa’s Ecological Food Future: Re-Imagining Food Policies and Investments towards a Climate Resilient and Nature Positive Future
This facilitated panel discussion will focus on potential pathways and scenarios towards the long-term resilience of the continent’s Food Futures within the context of climate change.
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